Sybil (born Sybil Lynch in New Jersey on 3rd January 1964) is an American R&B/pop singer, who has been recording since 1986. She is best known for her covers of Dionne Warwick's hits "Don't Make Me Over" and "Walk On By", which were released in 1989 and 1990 respectively. They were both Top 20 successes on the UK Singles Chart with the latter being the highest charting position for this Burt Bacharach / Hal David classic (No. 6), narrowly beating Gabrielle's version which made No. 7 in 1997. However, it was when she signed with the UK songwriters/record producers Stock Aitken Waterman, that Sybil had the biggest success, and was particularly popular in the UK. She had two huge Top 5 smashes in 1993 - the first a version of "The Love I Lost", originally a No. 21 hit for Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, made No. 3 and the second, "When I'm Good And Ready", an original song penned by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman reached No. 5. Her most successful album was also released that year; Good n Ready made No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart. The same year, her U.S. album Doin' It Now was released by Next Plateau, a subsidiary of Polygram Records. Most of Sybil's hits have been covers of standards, and her career gradually evolved from dance towards soul/pop. Her last single to date was released in 2000. In 2005, she appeared in the ITV singing contest, Hit Me Baby One More Time. Sybil has recently been working in Miami, Florida and is about to release a new track called "Don't Give Up" with Code Red Recordings. Subsequently, Sybil has continued to work with Code Red Recordingsand has recently released the track "It's Too Late".
Discography
Albums
- Let Yourself Go (1987) UK # 92
- Sybil (1987) U.S. The Billboard 200 (Pop Albums) #75, U.S. R&B #12, UK #92
- Sybilization (1990) U.S. R&B #70
- Walk On By (1990) UK #10
- Doin' It Now (1993) U.S. Next Plateau/London - PolyGram Records
- Good ‘N’ Ready (1993) UK #12
- Greatest Hits (1997)
- Still A Thrill (1997)
- Brighter Days Japanese-only Remix EP] (1998)
Singles
- "Falling In Love" (1986) U.S. Club Play #28, U.S. Dance Singles #13, UK #68
- "Let Yourself Go" (1987) U.S. R&B #46, U.S. Club Play #23, U.S. Dance Singles #41, UK #32
- "My Love Is Guaranteed" (1987) U.S. Club Play #4, U.S. Dance Singles #9, U.S. R&B #54, UK #42
- "Don't Make Me Over" (1989) U.S. Hot 100 #20, R&B #2, U.S. Club Play #4, U.S. Dance Singles #2, UK #19
- "All Through The Night" (1989) UK #84
- "Walk On By" (1989) U.S. Hot 100 (Pop) #74, U.S. R&B #3, U.S. Club Play #7, U.S. Dance Singles #3, UK #6
- "Crazy For You" (1990) U.S. R&B #19, U.S. Dance Singles #45, UK #71
- "Make It Easy On Me" (1990) U.S. R&B #52, UK #99
- "Go On" (1991) U.S. R&B #78
- "The Love I Lost" (1993) U.S. Hot 100 (Pop) #90, U.S. R&B 37, U.S. Club Play #18, U.S. Dance Singles #18, UK #3 (Released under West End feat. Sybil)
- "You're The Love of My Life" (1993) U.S. Hot 100 (Pop) #90, U.S. R&B 37, U.S. Club Play #18, U.S. Dance Singles #18
- "When I'm Good And Ready" (1993) UK #5
- "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" (1993) UK #41
- "Stronger Together" (1993) UK #41
- "My Love Is Guaranteed '93 (Remix)" (1993) UK #48
- "So Tired Of Being Alone" (1996) UK #53
- "When I'm Good And Ready '97 (Remix)" (1997) UK #66
- "Still A Thrill" (1997) UK #55
- "When I Fall in Love" -featuring Sybil (2000) 12" Release
